Morocco’s king advocates pan-African approach to blue economy

On June 9, Princess Lalla Hasnaa of Morocco administered a speech on behalf of King Mohammed VI to the participants of the “Africa for the Ocean” summit in Nice, France advocating a pan-African approach to the blue economy, reports Yabiladi.

She highlighted the need for South-South cooperation and regional integration in aquaculture, stressing that efforts must be collective because the challenge is continental rather than national.

“It is not enough to have a shared ocean,” she said, “We must also think about it together, manage it together, and defend it together…only a coordinated approach is capable of optimizing maritime value chains, securing trade routes, and capturing a fairer share of the world’s ocean wealth.”